Vision testing among children aged 3-5 years in the United States, 2016-2017

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• Personal Author:
  Black, Lindsey I. ; Boersma, Peter ; Jen, Alicia
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Key findings ; Data from the National Health Interview Survey ; • During 2016-2017, 63.5% of children aged 3-5 years had ever had their vision tested by a doctor or other health professional. ; • Hispanic children (58.6%) were less likely to have ever had their vision tested compared with non-Hispanic white children (65.4%). ; • Receipt of a vision test increased with increasing parental educational attainment. ; • Children with private health insurance (66.7%) were more likely than both children with public coverage (61.2%) and uninsured children (43.3%) to have ever had a vision test. ; • Children who did not receive a well-child visit in the past 12 months were less likely to have ever had a vision test compared with children that did receive a well-child visit in the past 12 months. ; Childhood vision screenings may provide early detection of vision disorders and opportunities for subsequent treatment (1). The United States Preventive Service Task Force recommends that children aged 3-5 years receive a vision screening at least once to detect amblyopia (lazy eye), or its risk factors (2). This report examines the percentage of children aged 3-5 years who have ever had a vision test by selected characteristics using data from the vision supplement included in the 2016-2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). ; Suggested citation: Black LI, Boersma P, Jen A. Vision testing among children aged 3-5 years in the United States, 2016-2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 353. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. ; CS311703 ; db353-h.pdf
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• Subjects:
  • Amblyopia/diagnosis
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant
  • Mass Screening
  • Refractive Errors/diagnosis
  • Strabismus/diagnosis
  • Vision Screening
  • Visual Acuity
• Source:
  National Health Interview Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Issue:
  353
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/82684/cdc_82684_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 410.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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